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Jordi Alexander returns to debate David Hoffman on whether or not next week's Ethereum Merge is bullish or bearish for ETH. The debate is moderated by none other than, Ryan Sean Adams.

Let us know if you're bullish or bearish in the comments or on Twitter: @banklesshq

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro
3:03 David & Jordi's Luna Debate
10:07 Why the Merge is Overhyped?
16:50 Merge Bulls
21:05 Long ETH?
23:10 The ETH Narrative Play
32:05 Overestimating the ETH Yield
42:38 Blockspace Demand
1:02:05 Multichains
1:06:17 Ethereum's Gravitational Pull
1:09:57 Value Accrual
1:17:23 ETH Not Monetary Premium?
1:28:50 Price Range Predictions

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Resources:

Jordi Alexander
https://twitter.com/gametheorizing 

Jordi's Article
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/is-the-merge-overhyped 

David's Rebuttal to Jordi's Article
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/a-rebuttal-to-jordi-alexander-and 

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Humans are mimetic creatures that crave their respective desires. But how do these desires work when paired with crypto? Luke Burgis explains. Luke is the author of, “Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life.”

Mimetic desire is a part of everything. After this interview, you’ll start to see it everywhere. Where does the apex of mimetic desire lead? Is it good or bad for society? How did learning about mimetic desire impact Luke’s life? Hear the answers to these questions and much more in the episode.

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro
3:43 Luke’s Background
7:40 Crypto & Mimetic Desire
15:40 The Leverage Component
20:32 Manias and Mimesis
24:50 Defining Mimetic Desire
31:13 Eyes
37:16 Trajectory of Mimetic Desire
46:47 Consequences of Mimetic Desire
55:55 How Luke Has Personally Changed
1:00:20 Desires
1:08:00 Good or Bad For Society?

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Resources:

Luke Burgis on Twitter
https://twitter.com/lukeburgis 

Luke Burgis’s Website
https://lukeburgis.com/ 

Wanting by Luke
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250262488/ 

Luke’s First Bankless Appearance
https://youtu.be/5cln_TL-bGI 

Manias and Mimesis Essay
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3469465 

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Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:
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✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/114-vitalik-debrief 

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Vitalik returns to Bankless once again—this time to defend Bitcoin Maximalism of all things. On April Fools Day this year, Vitalik posted an article to his blog titled 'In Defense of Bitcoin Maximalism,' but instead of being a pure troll, the Ethereum Founder approached the piece with truth and crafted a salient & compelling argument.

By steel-manning maximalism,  Vitalik lays out a very reasonable case for the merits intolerance and toxicity. Philosophical and contrarian episodes like these help us understand the industry better, encouraging empathy for all sides of the debate.

We explore this in context of Ethereum maximalism as well, and Vitalik offers some sage advice to Bankless. This conversation is far more philosophy-based than tech-based, but as we've seen, Vitalik is as comfortable in this setting as he is discussing the latest EIPs or protocol upgrades.

Also, Vitalik spills the tea on Twitter's new favorite drink—the VB.

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro
8:30 Green Tea and Twitter Hate
15:47 The April Fools Article
22:35 Crypto Grifters and Security
29:22 Taking Responsibility
37:19 Performative Weirdness
43:33 The Culture Stack
49:14 Value Tradeoffs
53:40 Lessons from BTC Maximalism
57:45 Why Maximalism is Good
1:02:30 Why Maximalism is Ridiculous
1:12:16 The Best of Both Worlds
1:16:10 Bored Weird Vitalik NFTs
1:23:05 Spotlights vs Insults
1:29:30 ETH Maximalism
1:39:41 Advice for Bankless
1:45:15 Composability & Onboarding
1:53:00 The Middle Path

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Resources:

Vitalik on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin 

Vitalik's Blog Post:
https://vitalik.ca/general/2022/04/01/maximalist.html 

Time Magazine:
https://time.com/6158182/vitalik-buterin-ethereum-profile/ 

Survive, Thrive Theory of the Political Spectrum: https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/03/04/a-thrivesurvive-theory-of-the-political-spectrum/ 

Bored Weird Vitalik Club:
https://weirdvitalik.com/ 

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Anthony Sassano is undoubtedly one of the most committed individuals to the Ethereum ecosystem and the values that come along with it. Dropping newsletters and podcasts every weekday with his consistent fervor is inspiring as it is valuable.

In this episode Layer Zero, we dive into what drives Anthony. This opens up to a broader conversation of philosophy, longevity research, his thesis on life, and his beard oil company (?!)

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro
4:20 Justin Drake & Layer Zero
6:30 You Need A Social Layer
9:24 Profit & Value
14:20 Anthony’s Story & Drive
22:10 Why Ethereum?
28:48 Ethereum Content In Perpetuity
32:04 Gathering Momentum and Energy
38:58 Manic about Ethereum
43:40 Grand Thesis on Life
52:00 Denial of Death
1:02:40 Security and Monetary Policy
1:06:17 Longevity Research
1:13:52 The Bleeding Edge

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Resources:

Anthony on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/sassal0x?s=20 
The Daily Gwei:
https://thedailygwei.substack.com/ 

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Eric Conner joins the second episode of Layer Zero. Eric is the co-founder of EthHub along with Anthony Sassano, and is a recurring Bankless guest as well as a crypto twitter staple.

From the early days of Ethereum to golf and Porsches, David and Eric discuss things at large — what does Ethereum have left to prove? How do you manage Ethereum Brain? What will the next generation of crypto natives look like?

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro
0:00 Intro
4:00 Eric Conner & Podcasting
7:00 Early Liquidity
15:53 Regulators Protecting Investors
25:28 Finance Background
31:12 Integrating Digital Finance
38:58 Bitcoin and Maximalism
46:27 Punks vs BTC
51:00 Ethereum Brain
56:18 The Space Never Sleeps
1:01:30 Marrying Ethereum
1:05:36 Golf
1:06:44 Porsche & Electric Cars
1:10:40 Governance Tokens
1:19:19 Closing & Disclaimers

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Resources:

Eric on Twitter
https://twitter.com/econoar?s=20 
EthHub
https://ethhub.io/ 

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